Foldable device with bezel located camera

Abstract

A hinge assembly defining a first axis and a second axis; a first assembly rotatably connected to the hinge assembly about the first axis; a second assembly rotatably connected to the hinge assembly about the second axis, wherein, when the folding device is fully opened about the hinge assembly, an inner surface of the first assembly is coplanar with an inner surface of the second assembly; a flexible continuous display spanning an inner surface of the first assembly and an inner surface of the second assembly; and a camera having an aperture located in a bezel of the second assembly that borders the flexible continuous display.

1 . A folding computing device comprising:
 a hinge assembly defining a first axis and a second axis;   a first assembly rotatably connected to the hinge assembly about the first axis;   a second assembly rotatably connected to the hinge assembly about the second axis, wherein, when the folding device is fully opened about the hinge assembly, an inner surface of the first assembly is coplanar with an inner surface of the second assembly;   a flexible continuous display spanning an inner surface of the first assembly and an inner surface of the second assembly; and   a camera having an aperture located in a bezel of the second assembly that borders the flexible continuous display.   
     
     
         2 . The folding computing device of  claim 1 , wherein the flexible continuous display comprises an active-matrix organic light emitting diode (AMOLED) display panel comprising a plurality of layers. 
     
     
         3 . The folding computing device of  claim 2 , wherein the plurality of layers of the AMOLED display panel comprises:
 an AMOLED layer; and   a metal stiffener layer.   
     
     
         4 . The folding computing device of  claim 3 , wherein a subset of the plurality of layers of the AMOLED display are notched proximate to the camera. 
     
     
         5 . The folding computing device of  claim 4 , wherein the subset of the plurality of layers comprises the metal stiffener layer. 
     
     
         6 . The folding computing device of  claim 1 , wherein the second assembly further comprises a trim housing component that forms the bezel of the second assembly, the trim component defining an opening via which the aperture of the camera receives light. 
     
     
         7 . The folding computing device of  claim 6 , wherein the opening defined by the trim housing component is shaped as a discorectangle. 
     
     
         8 . The folding computing device of  claim 6 , wherein the camera further comprises an image sensor and a lens, the lens disposed between the trim housing component and the image sensor. 
     
     
         9 . The folding computing device of  claim 8 , wherein the lens is not decorated. 
     
     
         10 . The folding computing device of  claim 6 , wherein the opening has a long dimension and a short dimension, and wherein the short dimension is parallel to the second axis. 
     
     
         11 . The folding computing device of  claim 10 , wherein the short dimension of the opening is approximately equal to a dimension of the bezel parallel to the second axis. 
     
     
         12 . The folding computing device of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 mechanical components configured to connect the hinge assembly to the second assembly, wherein the mechanical component are located in a top hinge region.   
     
     
         13 . The folding computing device of  claim 12 , wherein the top hinge region is not located under the flexible continuous display. 
     
     
         14 . The folding computing device of  claim 12 , wherein a dimension of the bezel parallel to the second axis is greater than or equal to a dimension of the top hinge region parallel to the second axis. 
     
     
         15 . The folding computing device of  claim 1 , wherein the flexible continuous display comprises an active-matrix organic light emitting diode (AMOLED) display panel comprising a plurality of layers, wherein the plurality of layers of the AMOLED display panel comprises:
 an AMOLED layer; and   a metal stiffener layer,   wherein a subset of the plurality of layers of the AMOLED display are notched proximate to the camera, and wherein the subset of the plurality of layers comprises the metal stiffener layer.